Traveling through Asia on a recent furniture-buying trip, Jake Jabs kept seeing the same low-backed couch in market after market. Feeling a hunch, he put in a bulk order and shipped the “strange-shaped” sofas to his American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) showrooms in Colorado and Arizona. “We sold 69 sets in the first two weeks,” he said. “That’s what you have to do – you need to try things.  Read more

The spring 2016 Front Range Finance Seminar was hosted at the CU Denver Business School on Friday, April 15th, 2016. Co-organized by Assistant Professor of Finance Yosef Bonaparte and Associate Professor Yufeng Han, the Front Range Finance Seminar was re-instituted this year bringing the Front Range financial university community together for the first time in five years.  Read more

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School recently hosted, Crowdfunding or Crowdfrauding, a panel of distinguished business and academic experts to discuss the ethics of raising investment funding from “the crowd.” The event was moderated by the Business School’s own Associate Dean of Programs, Dawn Gregg, and featured these panelists:

• Jay Scoggins—U.S.

Join the CU Denver Business School for an MBA Program Kickoff Admission Event May 9th at the University of Colorado South Denver to get a running start on your MBA.  The event will bring together all key staff and faculty in order to expedite enrollment for students interested in taking classes at CU South Denver. The kickoff event also comes with some added perks. If you apply, you can waive the $50 application fee, and if you bring your GMAT scores you may be eligible for a scholarship.   Read more

The State of Colorado announced its most recent unemployment rate on March 25^th. It is at a 15 year low of 3.2%, tied for fourth lowest in the nation. This record was in evidence at the CU Denver Business School’s third annual Career Fair. Sixty employer representatives from 24 companies were in attendance and offered a warm welcome to 250 students and alumni. Employers represented the Public Accounting, Banking, Healthcare, Investment Services, Manufacturing Distribution, Risk Management and Insurance, Start-Up, and Telecommunications sectors.  Read more

Business Career Connections at the University of Colorado Denver Business School will host the Spring Career Fair Wednesday, March 9^th from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, in the first floor lobby of the Business School. The Business School is located at 1475 Lawrence Street, at the corner of 15^th and Lawrence Street. The career fair is open to all CU Denver Business School Students, or anyone interested in becoming a Business School Student.  Read more

The Business Career Connections Center at the University of Colorado Business School will be introducing a career preparation workshop for international students this spring semester. The goal of the workshop is to help International students prepare if they would like to work in the U.S. either for internships or full time work.  We know that it is especially important that they are well versed and understand the employment process so they can answer any questions employers may have, in addition to having a great resume.   Read more